J'accuse of Tuesday, July 21, 2026: From Constitutional Order to Absolute Arrogance – The Roggero and Fakir Cases and its Exploitation by the Far Right

A bully, simply thinking of returning to the Ministry of the Interior, to continue his bullying of immigrants and southerners.

What do you think when you hear Musk commenting on an Italian news item? More specifically, the important verdict handed down by the judges of the First Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation in the case of Mr. Roggero, Tabaccaio Sceriffo della Morra, in Cuneo. He had already reacted in the same way to the decision of another judge in Rome, who had ruled the forced expulsion of migrants to Albania contrary to our constitutional and humanitarian standards. In short, I am speechless, but I feel immense anger when this crude and atypical character interferes in the internal affairs of our country, calling the judges incompetent and criminal, who, according to him, deserve the same punishment as Roggero. "Madness!" the tycoon would say. But why doesn't he address the injustices in his own country or in Africa, which he left so many years ago? The racism and xenophobia of a white South African, descended from that society of Dutch settlers who came to South Africa to practice slavery and apartheid—a chapter partially closed by the peace established by Mandela—are ingrained in his DNA. But the scars persist, and above all, this racist and xenophobic culture sometimes resurfaces in his words and ideology, as a representative of unbridled capitalism that scorns law, equality, and, a fortiori, democracy. One question nags at me, even as I write these lines: Is Musk acting under the influence of a friend, or on his own initiative? We are well aware of his ties to certain fascists and right-wing extremists, and this hypothesis cannot be dismissed. Nor can we rule out questioning the government about how an American citizen (until proven otherwise, given that Trump promised to send him back to South Africa) can be allowed to denigrate our country's judicial institutions (not to mention political institutions, since he is in cahoots with them), especially in light of the defeat in the justice referendum, which remains a significant step in the fight against right-wing extremism.

The cases are countless, and the one I am about to mention is an allegory for a grave political moment that places our country in the hands of right-wing extremists. It concerns another particularly violent incident that has shocked the conscience of the entire Italian people: the cold-blooded murder of a Moroccan citizen by police officers who were restraining him using pepper spray and other remarkably effective methods. The entire scene was filmed, and the guards' indifference and mockery toward the immigrant, crushed to the ground by their own bodies on his chest and neck, are blatant—a crushing that would lead to his death, before the eyes of dozens of witnesses, including 118 first responders, who remained impassive in the face of this display of barbarity. The most heartbreaking aspect is that no one responded to Fakir's cries for help. But what followed in the corridors of power was the phrase we didn't want to hear: the criminal shield, provided for by the latest security decree, has been activated! What does this mean? Does it mean that Fakir's murderers will be protected by the law and will not be held accountable for their actions? Let Salvini and Meloni, the authors of the decree, rejoice! For justice will also come from the people, and we have seen Bologna in flames… Will Salvini likely ask Musk to intervene? He'd do well to look in a mirror, I'd tell him frankly. While the country is divided and gripped by a deep economic and social crisis, Salvini is hunting down illegal immigrants and perhaps even defending abuses he himself instigated through an inappropriate and unconstitutional security decree. Let's forget the Roggero case, which doesn't reflect well on him. He who hunts down and kills is not acting in self-defense, dear tyrant! What a country! What madness! This senseless and gratuitous violence targeting the most vulnerable is encouraged and incited by an incompetent and unconstitutional political class. But we will not be intimidated. Neither Vannacci nor Salvini will succeed in erasing the democratic and constitutional identity of our country, for both are an obstacle to democracy and peaceful coexistence.